Why Are Guys So Creepy Online? This Periscope Experiment Shows What Women Deal With

Saying hello to the world on social media isn't an invitation for sexual harassment, but that's the unfortunate truth for many women on Periscope, Meerkat, Instagram, and more popular social apps. When one filmmaker tried streaming on Periscope for the first time, he only had four followers. Then, he handed the phone to his female producer to stream herself, and she quickly garnered upwards of 200—but they were "mostly creepy jerks." So they decided to make a video to show what happens to women who use the app.

In several examples, women simply start streaming on the app, saying nothing. After only a few seconds, the requests to "Show your boobs!" begin.

"It's like being cat-called...no one's going to respond [to that] in like an amicable matter. It's just that they see you as a piece of meat," says another anonymous woman who tried the experiment. More comments the women received:

"Young and hung"

"Tits?"

"Will you blow me"

"Blowjobs?"

Just kiss each other already"

"Chicks usually show us their nipples"

"You can make someone feel absolutely horrible and there's no repercussions," says one anonymous woman in the video.

Has it happened to you? How did you react? Weigh in below, and then watch the video to see the experiment in action: